Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:29:29 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Curtains
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You need to stay up later (say 3 AM) playing music and maybe even drinking
Scotch.
Helps me sleep in no problem. :-)
On 7/31/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> All you guys that need blackout curtains either live at high latitudes
> where there's not much nighttime this time of year, or are a lot younger
> than me and are capable of sleeping in in the morning. Mrs Squirrel can
> sleep in regardless of conditions, pretty much. Me, I am up at 5:30 -
> 6:30 with great regularity.*
>
> -----
> * In both senses of the word.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 7/31/2007 3:44 PM Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>
> > If you want a cheap sun block and insulator you can make an entire
> > set for about $25 if you make window "covers" with silver "bubble-
> > wrap" from Home Desperate. Just cut the stuff out to the shape of
> > each window and find some suction cups that have a "push pin" style
> > back to them. Attach a suction cup at each corner and yer done. The
> > bubble stuff is 100% opaque, reflects light and radiant heat, is
> > cheap and replaceable and stores flat in the upper bunk. I use mine
> > with my curtains drawn so I don't have to look at the shiny stuff all
> > the time and it works well as an insulator and light block.
> >
> > Jeff / 87 Subie Syncro Westy
> >
> >
> > On Jul 31, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> >
> >> As for curtains, someone posted pictures of their van where they had
> >> replaced the curtains and added a fabric that's often used for oven
> >> mitts
> >> and ironing boards that reflects radiant heat and insulates. I
> >> think it's
> >> called Insul-Bright and is available at some quilting stores and
> >> online. I'm
> >> planning on using it to do just this as it's time to replace those
> >> old worn
> >> curtains in my van too. My only worry is this stuff will be too
> >> thick with
> >> an added piece of fabric (for appearance) to store open properly.
> >
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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